Obradovic burst out: “I called Pander to foul – When you lose 5 matches in a row, it’s definitely a crisis”

Big ground for the playoffs was lost by They were partisanswho suffered a shock loss at home with a score of 79-78 to the Bayern Munichthanks to an improbable winning three-pointer by Sylvain Francisco.

After this result, Zeljko Obradovic he was clearly disappointed, stressing that he himself had asked for it to be done foul in the last attack, but also recognizing his own responsibilities regarding the crisis his team is going through.

In detail what he said:

On the defeat to Bayern: “We had everything in our hands, it was easy to win the game. It was a similar match with Virtus Bologna. We lost the game because of our mistakes, just like in Bologna. It’s impossible to lose a game like that, to go down like that. If the players were under pressure, we couldn’t have taken the lead almost the whole game.”

For not calling a foul at the end: “How do you know I didn’t ask? Watch the video. I yelled at Pander and said, “Foul, foul, foul.” What can I do; We didn’t. We lost in Bologna in a similar way. Let this defeat be upon me. For some players, apparently, even this kind of fan-generated atmosphere isn’t enough. I will always take responsibility.”

On whether the team is in crisis: “When you lose five games in a row, then it’s definitely a crisis, there’s no doubt about it. Apart from Split, we were in the game in all the other matches. There are times when I ask myself, “What else could I do to boost the morale of the players?”. We worked, we talked, we repeated, we worked for hours…

It all depends on my work in the end. I will probably be asking myself questions all night – what do I do now? It is obvious that some things are not right and I will seriously consider it. Since what I’m doing is obviously not good enough. I will sit down with the people from the coaching staff to see what needs to be done to improve the situation. I have always said that the ball in the first minute is as important as the ball in the last. … This is the sixth game we’ve lost in the same way.”